What's the SCDucks crowd say on this one? I say 3-1/2
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What's the SCDucks crowd say on this one? I say 3-1/2
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6+
I’m having a hard time cause he isnt run down like he should be this time of year.
At least 5 probably older.
Last edited by JBK; 12-24-2020 at 09:45 AM.
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Tell me your thoughts on why 5 or 6 +. Looking at his body, I can see he seems to be older, but the lack of muscle through his neck has me thinking younger, and there is no sag in his back. Maybe it's just the camera angles, and obviously I'm not a professional "deer ager". Like I said my first thoughts were 3-1/2 - 4-1/2, but y'all are saying 5 +. Just wanting to pick your brains a little.
I know that spot
nose
brisket
brow tines
Bet he aint got no teeth.
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3.5, maybe 4.5. Body is blocky but the skinny neck doesn’t match the body.
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id guess 5+ based on brisket and how short the legs look proportionally.
i saw an interesting article about spikes and developing future brow tines. a study of 217 deer over a 23 year period in texas found that 90% of deer without brow tines at 3.5-4.5 years old were spikes at 1.5 years. ALL bucks without brow tines at 1.5 years old lacked brow tines at 4.5 years old.
ive been letting young spikes walk, thinking that they'd eventually develop into nicer deer, but the article is making me rethink that.
https://www.buckmanager.com/2009/01/...ng-brow-tines/
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The only certainty when it comes to Spikes is that if you hammer one, it won't ever get a chance to grow another set of antlers. However,
I sat next to a pretty well regarded deer "Expert" in TX recently. We culled some does. A large framed deer that was dark Chocolate colored ( most all the does are grey this time of the year) and larger than the mature does we had already killed , eased out of the mesquite at about 350 yards.. No antlers seen initially due to distance. We watched until the deer was in sure range for a shot and clear of all other deer to avoid collateral damage. Green light was given. Shot connected. Deer fell.
Walked to the scene and found that the deer was in fact a buck with a pair of 1.5" spikes about as thick as a man's thumb. Biologist asked me how old I thought the deer was. I guessed 1.5. Weighed the deer at camp -155 lbs. Pulled the jawbone and after some study - 5.5 years or older. A damn sure trophy cull.
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5 or older. Sunk in forehead, brisket and leg proportion
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Younger deer that knows where every corn pile is around the neighborhood.
I am with smilee on the younger deer
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I just don’t see the older than 3.5 guesses.
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When I see a keel on a brisket it’s usually old enough around here, buck or doe. Just being honest. That’s a big one and like others have said, no sign of being run down.
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